First time tubing trip (and I am showing my age)

We had a fabulous weekend! We went tubing on the James River up in Scottsville, Virginia just outside of Charlottesville. My cousin set the whole thing up. She has a group of friends who go every year. It was ten of us and 4 coolers all floating lazily down the river for about 5 hours. It looked like a pretty busy Saturday to me. We stopped at a beach for lunch about halfway down. It was like I was back in college. Co-eds and liquor everywhere. It was like one giant Frat party (I know from memory of what I speak). Anyway, the weather was good despite some rain in the morning. The company was terrific. We met some really fun people. Didn't get any pics of the tubing since I didn't have a waterproof camera.

But some of us camped out afterwards. It was "primitive" camping. Our new luxurious digs are at the left.


There were only porta-potties, no bath house. Not even a sink to brush your teeth. But we didn't get off the river until 6pm. So after setting up the tents and cooking dinner, it only left a little time to settle in for the evening. Here is my cousin cooking a delightful suupper for us. We had s'mores for desert.



I awoke Sunday morning to the sounds of the co-eds noisely packing up at 7 damn 30 in the morning. And that was after drinking their way down the river and then spending the rest of the evening playing volleyball. Apparently, they had bigger and better things to get to later on Sunday. I, however, was in need of a big old nap!